Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE22 0JA
How much crime is recorded in PE22 0JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leake & Butterwick
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,137 (2024)
PE22 0JABoston
How safe is PE22 0JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE22 0JA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PE22 0JANational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Public order3.24.6
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.19.1
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.74.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 100% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.